Device for storing and delivering filtered water



F. K. WAY. DEVICE EOE sToEING ANDl DELIVEEING EILTEEED WATEE.

No. 504,007.v Patented Aug. 29, 1893.

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FRANK. K. WAY, OF DAYTON, OHIO.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 504,007, dated August 29, 1893.

Application led January 28, 1892. Renewed July 19, 1893. Serial No. 480,954. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom t may' concern,.-

Beit known that I, FRANK. K. WAY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, inthe county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for Storing and Delivering Filtered Water, of which the follow ing is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in devices for storing and delivering ltered water, the peculiarities of which will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings on which like reference letters indicate corresponding parts: Figure 1 represents a partial sectional View of the tubular connection between the receptacle and discharge valve, and the swinging arm discharge or waste pipe; Fig. 2, a front view of the same and a filtering device operating therewith; Fig. 2a, a side View of the filter support; Fig. 3, another form of tubular connection adapted for use with an ordinary water cooler or storage vessel; Fig. 4, a sectional view of a simple form of coupling; Fig. 5, a sectional view of the meeting endsl of two pipes, a compressible sleeve and an interposeddpadklngcslippedhwppepcgiand Fig. 6, a similar viewpshowi e joint complated. wwwmw,

One of the especial advantages of my device and purpose for which it is designed, is the location of the storage receptacle for the filtered water at a point remote from the filtering apparatus, which latter may be applied to the water pipes in the kitchen or other out of the way place, as shown by Fig. 2, while the ltered water is carried to a hygienic receptacle of neat and attractive appearance located near the side board, in the hall, or elsewhere as desired, from which the water may be readily drawn for use. The filtering apparatus may thus be readily removed for cleaning, dac., without disturbing the storage receptacle, which is also thus adapted to be placed in more accessible positions. Also one filtering apparatus may supply a number of storage vessels thus separately located.-

Other advantages will appear farther on.

The letter A designates the inlet water pipe,

having the discharge cock B for ordinary use and an interposed coupling piece O provided with branches C to support filtering devices D of any convenient construction, adapted to deliver the lltered water through conducting pipes E to a tubular, or other connection, between a discharge cock F and a storage vessel G. This connection as vshown in Fig. 1, consists of a double tubular device, the passage H delivering the water to the discharge cock F, and the passage I to the storage vessel G coupled thereto. The partition wall J between the two passages is provided with a seat for a valve K opening downward, and closed by the action of a float L inclosed in a `tube extension M, in which the water rises as lit enters through the conducting pipe attachedl at O. The valve seat consists of acollar of hard rubber, k, set into the wall J, and

lthe valve K is faced with a softer disk la of rubber, whereby the sticking of the valve to its seat is avoided. This is the preferred material for the contact surfaces ofthe valve.

The storage receptacle G is made of glass, preferablyin the form of a globe and topped by a cap g. The filtered water, as. it passes through the filter under pressure, gradually lills the globe G, and as it reaches the water line, the valve K is closed by the loat L, the water in the case M rising to the same height as in the storage vessel, as shown in Fig. l. The operation of the filter then ceases, or is directed to lling other storage vessels at a higher level than the one last filled. This sphere of filtered water, clear as crystal, and the inclosing globe therefor, presents an attractive appearance, and is an ornament, as well as a hygienic ascep'tic receptacle for preserving the water pure and uncontaminated. The first action lof drawing the water from the cock F, will be to relieve the pressure on the under side of the valve K by withdrawing the water from the pipe, whereupon the valve will open and allow the Water stored in the receptacle G, to flow out reversely through the passage I, and along the passage H to the discharge cock. The filter is not designed to supply the Water in large IOO quantities in a very short time, and the storage vessel will therefore supplementl the sup-V cock is closed again.

A perforated saucer P is supported by a tubular arm Q, which discharges int-o a waste pipe R supported in a socket S, which also serves as a bearing for the inner end of the arm as it swings about an axis T, the other end of which is provided with a similar socket S. The drip and waste from the cock F, will thus be caught and carried away, and the arm may be readily swung to one side to admit a large vessel, such as a pitcher, beneath the cock F. This arm conveniently supports a tumbler as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

The case M is provided with a loose cap fm, and may be of glass, if so desired. It would thus serve as a water gage to show the height of water in the storage receptacle, in case thelatter were of other material than glass as just described. In fact, it is one of the features of my invention, that the valvular connection may be applied to an ordinary water cooler, or other form of storage vessel for liltered water, in connection with the filtering apparatus, and I have so illustrated' it in Fig. 3. The connection between the storage vessel and discharge cock in this figure, is diierent in form but not in principle, from that shown in Fig. l. The valve in Fig. 3, as in Fig. 1,is mounted between the passage I, leading to the receptacle and the passage H leading to the cock. The conducting pipe E is coupled to the connection by a screwthreaded shouldered collar U, Fig. 4, and lills the water cooler G to a height determined by the length of the case M and the float mounted therein. When the water reaches a predetermined height, the valve is closed as shown in the figures.

If desired the cooler may be supplied with ice, as indicated. v

Another special feature of my invention, is the readiness with which the device may be applied and set up without the aid of a plumber. To facilitate this I provide a joint or union, consisting of a compressible sleeve V of block tin, or other suitable material, which may be slipped over themeeting ends of the conducting pipe E, and compressed by ordinary pliers, upon an interposed packing 1J, to eect a tight joint without the aid of solder, as indicated in Fig. 6.

As previously observed, the support for the filter apparatus may be connected to the inlet pipe by simply unscrewing the cock B, and inserting a coupling C, provided with screwthreads respectively matching the said cock and inlet pipe to which it was secured.

The brackets for the support of the globe storage vessel and its adj unctive devices may be readily attached by screws to any suitable support, and by means of this simple and effective union for the conducting pipe, the whole device may be set up by a person of ordinary intelligence without the aid of a plumber. This is found to be a great saving in the expense of the apparatus, in points where a plumber is not readily accessible, or where it is notdesired to incur t-he expense of one. In practice, it is found to add largely to the convenience of the purchaser, and admit of using the same in many places where it is really necessary to purify the water for the health of the user, but where the expense of a plumber would deter the intending purchaser from putting in the same.

I do not wish to confine myself tothe exact form or construction herein shown and described.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a storing and delivering device for filtered water, the combination with a supply pipe and a transparent, asceptic` storage ves sel of globular form, of a chambered connection between said supply pipeand storagevessel, consisting of a supporting arm having pas- I sages therein, one connected with' the storage vessel, and the other leading tothe outlet, and an inlet opening to said chambers, for the supply pipe, a draw-olf cock at the outlet end, and a float valve mounted between said inlet and storage vessel and adapted to be closed when the water reaches a predetermined height in said vessel to shut off the water from said supply pipe.

2. In a storing and delivering device for i filtered water, the combination with a supply sel being mounted at the end of the other passage, the said connection being provided with `an inlet opening for the supply pipe and an `extension from said passages corresponding to the predetermined height of Water inthe .l storage vessel, a float mounted in thesaidextension and a valve connected to said float and seated in said passage between the supply pipe and the storage vessel to shut 0E the admission of water thereto.

3. In a storing and delivering device for 1 filtered water the combination with a storage `vessel and a filtering apparatus located at distant points, of interconnecting pipes be l tween said apparatus and said vessel,a cock-V controlled chambered vessel mounted in the path of said pipes, and consisting of an inlet Ipassage to the storage vessel an outlet passage to the discharge cock, and a valve seated between said inlet and outlet passages and g adapted, by the influx of water, to close at a l predetermined water level in said Vessel, and 1 to open to allow the aflux of water, when the pressure beneath the valve is relieved by open ing said discharge cock.

Il. In a storing and delivering device for filtered water, the combination with a supply pipe and a storage vessel, of a chambered connection having an inlet for said supply pipe, a regulated outlet opening, and a passage leading therefrom in one direction toward the supply pipe, and a similar passage in the other direction toward the storage vessel, a

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storage vessel communicating therewith and a valve seat between said' passages, a valve therefor, one member being provided with a hard rubber surface, and the other with a matching, yielding, soft rubber surface, a oat connected to said valve and .mounted in the extension from said connection, whereby the water is maintained at a predetermined height in said vessel by said iioat valve and readily admits a supply thereto when a portion is drawn 0E.

5. The combination with a storage vessel, a ltering apparatus, and a conducting pipe to deliver the water to said storage vessel, a chambered cock-controlled connection mounted in the'path of said pipe and provided with an extension corresponding to the water levelV FRANK. K. WAY.

Witnesses:

OLIVER H. MILLER, WARREN M. MCNAIR. 

